HR 1734

 

    HR1734       Gutierrez (D-IL)        04/20/93       (62 lines) 
                 Introduced in House 

To prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns. 

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103D CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
  
                                  H. R. 1734 
  
To prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns. 
  
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                       IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
  
                                April 20, 1993 
  
Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
  the Committee on the Judiciary 
  
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                                    A BILL 
  
To prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns. 
  
    //Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled,\\ 
  
!!SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF NON- 
            SPORTING HANDGUNS.!! 
  
    (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(s)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or 
transfer a non-sporting handgun. 
  
    "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the continuous and 
otherwise lawful possession of a non-sporting handgun by a person 
during any period that began before the effective date of this 
subsection.". 
  
    (b) NON-SPORTING HANDGUN DEFINED.--Section 921(a) of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(29)(A) The term `non-sporting handgun' means a firearm which-- 
  
        "(i)(I) is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand; 
    and 
        "(II) is not a sporting handgun; and 
        "(ii) any combination of parts from which a firearm 
    described in clause (i) can be assembled. 
  
    "(B) The term `sporting handgun' means a firearm which-- 
        "(i) is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand; 
    and 
        "(ii) the Secretary has determined, using the criteria 
    applied in making determinations under section 925(d)(3), to be 
    of a type generally recognized as particularly suitable for or 
    readily adaptable to sporting purposes.". 
  
    (c) PENALTY.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by 
striking "or (q)" and inserting "(r), or (s)".